Building a Resilient Mindset for Lasting Success

by Derek Roger, Nick Petrie

Stress is not a natural response to the pressures at work. It’s a choice that you make. Derek Roger and Nick Petrie offer a new approach to stress. It has to do with being resilient, flexible, mentally awake and in the moment.

The 12 Levers of Success

by Stephen R. Covey

In Primary Greatness, a posthumous work, Covey lays out the 12 levers of success that will lead to a life of primary greatness: Integrity, Contribution, Priority, Sacrifice, Service, Responsibility, Loyalty, Reciprocity, Diversity, Learning, Teaching and Renewal.

Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed

by Dennis K. McCormack, George S. Everly, Jr., Douglas A. Strouse

Personal resilience is the ability to bounce back in the wake of adversity. The authors share a set of five core factors that protect successful people against psychological distress and emotional injury. These factors that act like psychological body armor can actually help a person to grow stronger.

Build Character, Have an Impact, and Inspire Others

by Lorne Rubis

The Character Triangle, by Lorne Rubis, examines and defines the three distinct but interdependent values that, if applied in our daily thoughts and actions, are a "playbook" for attaining rewards in any type of work and any situation in life.

How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity

by Steven Snyder

For author Steven Snyder, adversity is precisely what unlocks our greatest potential. Using real-life stories drawn from his extensive research studying 151 diverse episodes of leadership struggle, Snyder shows how to navigate intense challenges to achieve personal growth and organizational success. He details strategies for embracing struggle and offers a host of unique tools and hands-on practices to help you implement them. By mastering the art of struggle, you’ll be better equipped...

Step Back to Lead Forward

by Kevin Cashman

The constant barrage of information can overwhelm a person's decision-making ability. In The Pause Principle, Kevin Cashman makes the argument that today's leaders need to take the necessary time to deeply pause before acting. Leaders must make an effort to create vision, understanding, clarity and agility. Cashman describes the need to pause to grow personal leadership, develop others, and foster a culture of innovation. By following the pause practices Cashman describes, executives...